Transplanting-receptacle



L. WEIL. TRANSPLANUN'G HECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14' 1920.

Patented May 3.1, 1921.

' ATTORNEYS' UITED STATES PATENT omen.

LIONEL WEIL, on c-onnsisoro, NORTH cAnoLrNA.

TRANSPLANTING-RECEPTAGLE.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Paten'lged May 31, 1921.

Application filed June 14, 1920. Serial No. 388,820.

To @ZZ whom t mag/concern: j Be it known that I, LIONEL WEIL, a citizenof the Unitedy States, and resident of'I Goldsboro, in the county ofWayne and State of Northl Carolina, have invented a new and ImprovedTransplanting Recepi vironment subsequent to having been trans planted.

`Iith this in mind, it has been customary to form a trench around theplant to be transplanted, and to under-cut the roots of the same so thata compact ball is left around the base of the tree or plant, which ballis composed of the main and major portion of the minor roots, togetherwith the earth through which they penetrate.

This ball or lump of dirt has heretofore been inclosed in sacking, andin this condition the -tree has been shipped to the point to which it isagain to be planted.

While this method may prove entirely satisfactory with regard to varioustypes of vegetation, by far the greater part of more delicatevegetation, together with a large proportion of evergreens diesubsequent to being transplanted. This is to be attributed to the factthat the saclring inclosing the root and earth ball forms a more or lessflexible container, and the jars incident to the 'transplanting quicklycause the earth around the vital roots. to become loosened therefrom,which, as aforestated, results in the declining of the plant or tree.

I/Vith this in mind, I have constructed a transplanting receptacle whichmay be put to this use, and by means of which all types of plants, andmore particularly trees of a less heavy nature may be subject totransplanting without being greatly endangered.

Reference is had to the attached sheet of drawings as illustrating onepractical embodiment of my invention, and in which drawings,

Figure 1 is an elevational view of the receptacle in use.

Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view taken along the lines 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a bottom view of the receptacle. Fig. 4 is a sectional view ofthe base portion. thereof, and Fig. 5 is an elevational View of the samein open position, with certain of its parts eliminated. v In these viewsthe reference numeral 10 indicates the ground in which a plant 11 grows.In the usual manner, a trench 12 of preferably annular construction isdug in the customary manner, so that a compact lump or ball of roots andearth 13 is left directly around the plant.

Now with a view of constructing a receptacle embodying the necessaryqualifications,

I provide a pair of conveniently semi-circular side walls, which, as hasbeen illustrated, v

are preferably of less width at their lower than at their upper edges;these side walls being hingedly secured together as at 15 so that areceptacle of tapering construction is provided. With a view ofproviding means which will permit the opposite side edges of the sidewall to be drawn together and held in proper position, as in Fig. 1, anysuitable means such as adjustable strips 16 may be utilized, and a pairof handles 17 may be provided whereby the receptacle may be handled withgreater facility.

It is now to be appreciated that the side walls 14C are swung open, ashas been illustrated in Fig. 5 so that the same may be brought toencircle the root and earth ball 13 subsequent to which the straps orother securing means 16 are tightened to retain and firmly press theearth and roots. In this connection it is to be noted that by virtue ofthe tapered construction of the receptacle, that the earth forming partof the ball 13 will be prevented, to a great extent, from movingdownwardly.

Now to provide means which will serve to relieve the side walls ofstrain by assisting in supporting the weight of the plant 11 and ball13, I conveniently forni slots 18 through the body of the side walls 14,and adjacent the lower edges thereof; these slots being preferablyformed at an angle of 90 with respect to one another for a purposehereinafter more fully specified.

Considering now that the side walls of the receptacle are in theposition illustrated in Fig. l, I project a pair of bars 19 through theopenings in the side walls so that the same extend diametrically throughthe lower portion of the clod or ball 13. Slides preterably including aflat bottomV portion 20 and a bead 21 are projected one through each ofthe slots 18, it being noted that the underface oit the slides in thisposition will bear against the upper surface of the bars 19 and besupported there by their inner ends, as has been clearly shown in F ig.3, overlapping one another and thus forming a 'more rigid type ofsupport.

The receptacle may now be grasped by the handle 17 and removed Jfrom thetrench 12 and transported to the point at which the plant 11 is tobe'replanted, and it willV be understood that by virtue of theconstruction of my improved type oli' receptacle, but a minimum ordanger of a dislodginent ot' the delicate roots and earth surroundingthem will exist, by reason of the tact that the root and earth ball 18is e''liciently supported and retained upon all sides.

It will further be understood that numerous modilications orn structuremight readily be resorted to, and that the side walls 14 and slidesassociated therewith, although preferably formed of sheet metal mightconveniently be made ot some material. which although presentingsuiiiciently rigid qualities, will be subject to rapid decay, and ifthis type of material were utilized it would beobvious that the entirereceptacle might be inserted into an excavation at a point at which theplant was to be replanted in the soil, and the receptacle left in thisposition, whereby danger of dislodgment of the earth around the rootsand a severing of the more delicate roots due to the receptacle beingopened would be prevented.

What I claim is 1. A transplanting receptacle, including a pair of sidewalls hingedly secured together,

and means associated with said side walls adjacent their lower edges forsupporting substances within said receptacle, and means for bracing saidsupporting means.

2. A transplanting receptacle, including a plurality ot side wallshingedly secured together, said side walls being 'formed with slotsadjacent their lower edges, slides adapted to have their body portionsprojected through said slots, and means positioned below said slides:tor supporting the same.

3. A transplanting receptacle, including a plurality of side wallshingedly secured together, said lside walls being formed with slotsadjacent their lower edges, slides adapted to have their body portionspron jected through said slots, the inner ends of said slidesoverlapping one another, and means. positioned below said slides forsupporting the same.

L1. A transplanting receptacle, including a plurality of side wallshingedly secured to gether, said side walls being formedl with slotsadjacent their lower edges, slides adapted to have their body portionsprojected through said slots, and a pair of bars extending throughopenings in the side walls and positioned below said slots, said barsbeing adapted to bear against the under faces of said slides whereby tosupport the same.

5. A transplanting receptacle, including a pair of semi-circular vsidewalls hingedly secured together adjacent one or" their side edges, meansfor retaining the opposite side edges of said side walls together, andmeans associated with said side walls for forming a support extendingadjacent the lower edges of the same for retaining a substance withinsaid receptacle.

LIONEL TEIL

